Etymology

ammonify

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Today it means: To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate; to form into ammonia. Full definition →

English ammonia ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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The story

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. English todayammonify

From ammonia + -fy.

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